Where does “kilpatehtävä” come from?
kilpatehtävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tehtävä, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
kilpatehtävä (Finnish): task or puzzle with a prize
Definitions
- task or puzzle with a prize
Ancestry of “kilpatehtävä”, step by step
kilpatehtävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tehtävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tehtävä | task a piece of work done as part of one's duties |
| 2 | Finnish | tehdä | to do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Finnish kilpa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilpa | contest, race |